A Graduation Gift

Cassandra was starting to get busy as the new year starts.

First order of business was to go to the North District office of Qin Group to end the current lease for the office space. She then started to dismiss employees with recurring poor performances. Last, she had a meeting with the hard-working people of the company.

"Currently, our finances at Qin Group are not looking very good. But, I believe we can turn this around. With you guys who remain, you are the new backbone. And I know you will drive this company to a new and brighter future. I hope each and everyone of you take this opportunity and work harder. I promise, your hardwork will be generously rewarded."

The staff she retained did not have a lot of experience, but Cassandra preferred their youthful energy and good work ethic.

However, finding a new office space was proving to be a different challenge. It was difficult nowadays to find a good office location at an affordable price.

Although Cassandra was a local of G City, she had stayed with the Tang Group as a designer ever since she graduated. She knew very little people outside of the organization. Where could she start to look for someone who could help her?

After coming out of another real estate agency without closing a deal, she felt like giving up already. None of them could offer her any reasonably priced office spaces. She started worrying that she would never find the right one.

She was only starting and already found herself facing with such a huge obstacle. It was disheartening the young entrepreneur.

But she couldn't give up. She knew that. So Cassandra looked at her notes to see which agency to visit next. This one was not far from where she was now so she walked towards their office.

Although it was spring now, the wind was still cold.

This was the last agency on her list. If they still couldn't come to terms for an office, she would have to go back to the drawing board and do more research.

Surprisingly, she was offered a really good deal at one of the city's most luxurious office buildings.

It was spacious and bright on the third floor of the office building, but even more surprising was that the price was affordable.

Cassandra immediately signed the lease. After getting the key, she looked at the empty office and planned how to arrange the departments for the future.

Suddenly she heard a loud commotion downstairs. Cassandra looked through the window and saw a large group of reporters and cameramen by the flower beds surrounding a woman.

People kept pushing over each other in an attempt to interview this woman. 'What a scene!' Cassandra thought to herself. She couldn't help herself but watch the rare scene unfold before her.

Although she was too far away to hear anything, the woman in the middle of all the chaos actually looked familiar to Cassandra.

to get closer inside the building, but it

some company in the building. They squeezed through the crowd to stop

not let any of the reporters enter the office building. Scattering around near the entrance, the reporters seemed prepared to wait there for a long

could not be easy! Reporters and cameramen following you wherever you

took one more look around the office space and felt ready to go purchase office supplies. Then, her

to leave the building. Since the elevator would not

opened the fire door to the staircase, Cassandra heard a woman arguing

me? There was supposed to be one leading lady, me! Why there are two now? Don't take me for an idiot! This

very angry. She paused for a few seconds to catch her breath and then erupted in another fit of

but I am not a talentless bimbo with

was talking to someone on the phone. She hesitated, unsure of whether to take the

she continued down the stairs, the woman would surely find out she was listening and probably accuse her of eavesdropping. She thought for a few seconds before deciding to go

close the fire door, the woman's

a mega star! Just because I'm easy to talk to doesn't mean you can take advantage of me, OK? If you do not get

shocked. 'This woman is Lyndsy?' she

window and thinking the woman looked familiar. It was

she wasn't a

Lyndsy before to give the dress to Cassandra at Michelle's auction event, and this dress turned out to be

seemed like Lyndsy had been sidelined in her new movie. No wonder she was so

stood there in a daze and forgot to close the door slowly. It got away from her grip and the door

there!" cried a startled Lyndsy.

anyone to climb up

"Oh, ah, it's me..."

anymore, Cassandra pushed the door open and showed herself by the

that really you? What are you doing

of the landing between the third and the fourth floors. There was a look of surprise on her

my dad's company is here

face as she admired Lyndsy's

Yet she still looked like her head is

seem to be...